• Saltillo Facility Plant Manager (100,000 sq. ft, 140 employees) achieved 18% Gross Margin (50% of this result came through strategic purchasing effort. Other 50% came from operation improvements)• Achieved ISO-QS900 Certification for this facility & ISO/ TS-16949 • Received TNT’s Top Class Quality Award. Total PPM’s with Customer (GM): (Zero) Among 1.2 Million products sub-assembled & sequenced (transactions)• Responsible to develop strategic purchasing and procurement effort and relocate suppliers for both direct and indirect material, equipment & fixtures, professional services, racking and facilities within the Mexican supplier base.• Achieved Facility Top Performer Award• Implemented 5’s at workplace• Achieved Zero accidents in two consecutive years• Reduced Process Scrap by 90%• Introduced 4 new vehicle T&W programs• Redesigned T&W Assembly Process leading to 25% savings in headcount.

• Introduced Lean Manufacturing Culture company-wide. (Through workshops, seminars & town hall meetings)• Developed Continuous Improvement workshops generating over 3 Million USD in savings. Two of them related to purchasing and Procurement.• Achieved customer (DCX) Required Cost Reduction Efforts (SCORE) while improving profitability• Integrated the project and prepared the paperwork to apply for Industry Week’s Best Plants Award which was won in 2001